Concerning parents' early and extended contact with their infant ...

[student77]

Concerning parents' early and extended contact with their infant and the relationships built, nurses should be aware that:
 
  1. immediate contact is essential for the parent-child relationship.
  2. skin-to-skin contact is preferable to contact with the body totally wrapped in a blanket.
  3. extended contact is especially important for adolescents and low-income women because they are at risk for parenting inadequacies.
  4. mothers need to have precedence over their partners and other family matters.

Question 2

A school-aged child with cancer is receiving chemotherapy. Which nursing action would best promote the oral comfort of a child receiving chemotherapy?
 
  A) Asking the child to rinse the mouth with salt water
  B) Encouraging the use of acidic fruit juices to decrease mouth organisms
  C) Keeping the child's lips moist with Vaseline to prohibit cracking
  D) Vigorously brushing the teeth and gums to remove secretions

[smrerig]

Answer to Question 1

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1. Incorrect. Immediate contact facilitates the attachment process but is not essential; other-wise, adopted infants would not establish the affectionate ties they do.
2. Incorrect. The mode of infant-mother contact does not appear to have any important ef-fect.
3. Correct. Nurses should encourage any activity that optimizes family extended contact.
4. Incorrect. Mothers and their partners are considered equally important.

Answer to Question 2

C

[student77]

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[amit]

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